The study was carried out at a community-based treatment facility which utilizes Teaching-Family Programmes for the rehabilitation of delinquent youths. The purpose of the experiment was to monitor the effect of the token economy used in the Teaching-Family Programme on selected social and maintenance behaviours in two of the youths at the home. A multiple baseline design was used and modification of all the behaviours under study was demonstrated.
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